Quants Questions : Time and Distance Set 15

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A man walks at certain place and rides back in 10 hours. He could ride both ways in 8 hours. The time taken by him to walk both ways? a) 10 hr b) 12 hr c) 14 hr d) 16 hr e) None of these

Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be a) 400m b) 500m c) 600m d) 650m e) None of these

A train covers a distance between two stations P and Q in 30 minutes. If the speed of the train is reduced by 10km/hr, then the same distance is covered in 45 minutes. The distance between P and Q a) 10km b) 15km c) 20km d) 30km e) None of these

An inspector is 228 meter behind the thief. The inspector runs 42 meters and the thief runs 30 meters in a minute. In what time will the inspector catch the thief? a) 19 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 18 minutes d) 21 minutes e) None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – a) 19 minutesExplanation : inspector s 228 meter behind the thief and now after some x distance he will catch the thief. So, x/30 = (228 + x)/42, we will get x = 570m so time taken by inspector to catch the thief = (228+570)/42 = 19 minutes

Two trains 210 meters and 180 meters are running on parallel track at the speed of 72km/hr and 45km/hr respectively. The time taken by them to cross each other, if they are running in opposite direction? a) 8 sec b) 10 sec c) 12 sec d) 15 sec e) None of these

A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 20km/hr, it would have taken two hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 30 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/hr. The distance between the two cities a) 100 km b) 120 km c) 150 km d) 180 km e) None of these

A girl goes to her school from her house at a speed of 6km/hr and returns at a speed of 4 km/hr. If she takes 10 hours in going and coming back, the distance between her school and house is a) 12km b) 16 km c) 20 km d) 24 km e) None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – d) 24 kmExplanation : Let distance be D 10 = D/4 + D/6

A bus leaves the stop 30 minutes before the scheduled time. The driver decreases its speed by 30km/hr. At the next bus stop 180 km away, the bus reached on time. Find the original speed of the bus? a) 110km/hr b) 120km/hr c) 130km/hr d) 140km/hr e) None of these

A walks with a speed of 6 km/hr and after 5 hr of his start, B starts running towards A at a speed of 8 km/hr. At what distance from start will B catch A. a) 100 Km b) 110 Km c) 120 Km d) 140 Km e) None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer – c) 120 KmExplanation : In 5hrs, A will cover 30 km. Now, at some distance ‘x’. So A will cover X distance and B will cover 30 + X. x/6 = (30+x)/8 x = 90. So distance from start after which B will catch A = 90+30 =120km

Without any stoppages a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 40 km/hr and with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average of 20 km/hr. How many minutes per hour does he stop? a) 15 minutes b) 20 minutes c) 30 minutes d) 45 minutes e) None of these